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From: andy <andylee2008@sbcglobal.net> Sent: Friday, April 15, 2016 9:08 AM To: Tena O'Brien Subject: FW: Resume and Letter to County Quorum Court, Interim Sheriff Applicaikr

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1969-1979 Police Officer - Retired Metropolitan Police Department, Washington, D. C.

1979-1980 Began criminal justice degree - Northwest Community College

1980-1981 Instructor and student in Criminal Justice - Indiana Hills Community College, Ottumwa, IA

1981-1986 Store Operator Et District Manager - McDonalds of Northwest Arkansas

1985-1986 City Councilman - City of Bentonville, Arkansas

1986-1988 Executive Director - Bentonville/Bella Vista Chamber of Commerce

1989-2002 Sheriff - Benton County, Arkansas

2002- 2005- Arkansas Licensed Realtor

Present- Moved to Florida

EDUCATION

Indiana Hills Community College, Associates Degree, Police Science, 1981

Bentonville High School, Graduate, 1967

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

Washington D.C., Law Enforcement Police Academy

United States Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration

Federal Bureau of Investigation and the University of Arkansas, Criminal Justice Division - Arkansas Leader, Executive Course for Sheriff's and Executive Development

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Washington, D.C. - National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

McDonald's Corporation, Business and Management School, Oak Brook, IL

BIOGRAPHICAL FACTS

Born: April 8, 1948

Place: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Raised: Bentonville, Arkansas

Married, 43 years: Holly Lee, 4 children, 9 grandchildren

COMMUNITY COMMITMENTS (past)

National Sheriff's Association, Aviation Committee, Vice Chairman

National Sheriff's Association, Crime Prevention Committee Member

National Sheriff's Association, Juvenile Crime Committee Member

National Sheriff's Association, Credentials and Election Procedures Committee Member

Northwest Arkansas Education Service Cooperative, Drug-Free Schools Community Council, Board Member

Triad, Board Member

Governor's Appointments

Retired Law Enforcement Officers Concealed Weapons Board Task Force on Law Enforcement Training Governor's Summit on the Prevention of Youth Crime

Attorney General Appointment

Committee to study Gangs in Arkansas

Community involvement

CRASH- Citizen's for Reliable and Safe Highways, Board Member

Highway Hero - Designated Driver Program, Board Member

Arkansas Sheriff's Youth Task Force, Board Member

North Arkansas Community College, West Campus, Board of Directors 2

Bentonville Community Drug Task Force, Executive Committee Member

Bentonville Optimist Club, Charter Member

Bentonville School Board Drug Advisory Committee Member

Bates Development Association, Spring Dinner Dance, Chairman g"3

Bates Development Association, Fins a Feathers Committee Member e

Bentonville Soccer Association, Board of Directors_

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United Way Fund Drive, Restaurant Division, Chairman 171 C

Boy Scouts of America, Merit Badge Counselor

Little Tiger Football, Head Coach

"T" Ball, Head Coach

Youth Soccer, Head Coach

Arkansas Game a Fish Commission, Hunter Education Safety Instructor

Bentonville Rotary Club Member

CHILD SAFETY a DRUG AWARENESS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (past)

"YOUR DEPUTY FRIENDLY" - individual classroom visits with grades K-4

LATCH KEY KIDS - what actions a child should take if a problem occurs or they feel scared when coming home to an empty house

STRANGERS - discussions on such issues of what a child should do if they are called over to a stranger's car, etc.

GUN SAFETY - address the dangers associated with guns and emphasize that guns are not toys and should not be touched or played with

BICYCLE SAFETY - rules of riding a bicycle

HANDOUTS - coloring books that promote and teach safety for children

JUVENILE PROBATION EDUCATION PROGRAM - once a month all adjudicated juveniles and parents are required by the court to attend a 3-hour program to educate them on drugs, alcohol, and juvenile law

OPERATION ABC - a week long program to educate and enforce child restraint laws

TRUTH ABOUT ALCOHOL - utilize an area-specific video and Fatal Vision Goggles to counter the myth of alcohol use

SMART CHOICES, BETTER CHANCES - a program developed by the Attorney General's Office to teach children about the law

"P.C." - a robotic sheriff's car, Just Say No To Drugs

"BUSTER" - a robotic school bus, school bus safety

"STANLEY THE STOPLIGHT" - a children's safety program

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FiLED

Date: April 15, 2016

To: Members of County Quorum Court

From: Retired Sheriff Andy Lee

Ref: Interim Sheriff Application

2016 APR 15 AM

CO (!;', PiOBATE CLERK BENTON COUNTY. AR

As you may know, there are two members of the Court that started in County politics around the same time as myself They won't be pointed out, for it is not nice to directly or indirectly tell the age of a lady, or in this case, ladies!

That was thirty years ago. It was twenty eight years ago when the citizens of Benton County handed me the responsibility of the Sheriff's Office. There were many challenges and changes needed, especially for a county where the population growth was one of the highest in the state.

With this "changing of the guard", there were serious problems and issues within the Sheriffs Office. In no particular order, the issues were many. One being an old, out dated, over inmate populated and under maintained jail. We were in the process of adding two additional barracks, which, when completed, would bring the bed space to 75 for a jail that ended up holding 215 inmates. There was also an ongoing Federal Law Suit that was about to cost the county one million dollars in fines (a million dollars that this county did not have) and that would close down the jail. We were understaffed for all of the duties required by the jail. We had a kitchen the size of an average home to prepare meals and feed up to 215 inmates, three times a day. The jail was also the radio communication center for all of Benton County, along with many smaller cities. This radio room was located inside the booking room where inmates were processed in and out of the jail.

The administration section of the jail was not any better off The field operations, well, there really was no field operations when you consider there were only five field deputies to handle all prisoner transports, all inmate extradition, and to cover the County's public safety needs 24 hours a day, seven days a week.....including holidays! This was just the tip of what we were facing back in the day.

I can remember telling my wife that winning the election was like climbing on board an out of control train barreling down the side of a mountain without a conductor.

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In short, this county has come a long way from those days. Watching and visiting with personnel both inside and out of the Sheriff's Office, I have concluded the conductor is again missing. If control is not obtained in a short time, the train will be barreling down the mountain again.

My question to you the Quorum Court is;

Do you want to appoint a person to take the title of Sheriff or do you want to appoint a person to perform the duties of Sheriff?

If you just want to fill the vacancy, then about anyone will do. But, if you want a hands-on Sheriff with the knowledge and experience of supervising a full service Sheriff's Office, then you must appoint someone willing to dedicate their time and has the hands-on experience to keep the train on the tracks.

As Sheriff, I saw many 80 plus hour weeks and found myself out of the house and in the office or field, at all hours of the day and night.

The appointment to the Office of Sheriff will not be an easy job for the appointee especially if they are not going to be just a title. Seven day weeks should and will be required. There will be eighty plus hour weeks. The appointed Sheriff will need to visit all divisions of operations daily and participate in the duties of that division, gaining a good understanding of that area of the Office. The appointed Sheriff will need to understand that the buildings of the Sheriff's Office are not just buildings, but a plant with complex mechanical equipment and electronics devices.

The responsibilities of a Sheriff are enormous. For example, keeping track of thousands of arrest records (forever), thousands of warrants, and all the civil process papers as well. Then the hands-on duties, like inmate transport for the courts, state prisons, and extraditions back into the county from all over the United States. The Sheriff is also responsible for Field operations, DWI operations, Lake Patrol operations, CID division, Civil and Warrants service division, Cybercrime division, and the Investigators duties. There is training, budgeting, inventory control, and consent tracking of evidence. But most importantly, getting to know the men and women who work, serve and protect the citizens of Benton County and assuring these men and women they are needed and very much appreciated.

I am sure you have noticed the men and women of the Sheriff's Office are crying out for leadership. For someone to walk into the Sheriff's Office at all times of the day and night and greet them with a smile and thank them for the job they do.

Serving seven terms as Sheriff also gave me a great understanding of the budget process and the expenditures of the budget. This will come in handy when assisting the Sheriff elect in preparing the budget for 2017. I will ask the Sheriff elect to come and work along side of me and be a part of the daily decisions the Sheriff makes. It is important the Sheriff elect be very much a part of those decisions because the Sheriff elect will soon be the

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Sheriff. Serving seven terms also gave me experience in the day to day operations of the county jail. For those of you who were not here during my tenure, the current Sheriffs Office and Jail were built during my terms. The campus of the Sheriffs Offices and its success comes from the hard work and input of the men and women who served the County then and working alongside the members of the County Quorum Court. This jail experience will also help in mentoring the Sheriff elect in the day to day operations of the jail and the duties that are required.

Speaking of the jail, I truly believe it is not the time to expand the size of the jail. The management, deputies and staff have been working under no leadership from the Sheriff and under great stress. I toured the jail back in November and was really disappointed in how the place was being run. I could see the stress on the faces of many of the jail staff and deputies. The jail is a city within itself! I know this may be difficult to understand, but when there is a lack of rules enforcement, that little city develops its own government. Each area of the jail has a pecking order and as said, as rules go unpunished, it empowers the inmates and diminishes the authority of a deputy jailer. I can assure you that will change when I am appointed. The Deputies will be allowed to do their job knowing the Sheriff has their back. That goes a long way with building morale.

It would be an honor to spend the next eight months as the appointed Sheriff I feel I am the best Conductor. I will put in the hours to give the staff, the leadership, and the Office of Sheriff the respect that is deserved.

This is a pledge to the members of the Quorum Court. Back in the day some of you will remember the courtship between the Sheriff and Court was a little rocky at times. This will not happen if appointed your Sheriff As you read through the above, the word "appointed" was used frequently. The appointee must understand they were not elected to the Office by the citizens of Benton County but "appointed" by the members of the County Quorum Court. Although the appointed Sheriff is responsible to the citizens of the county, they also need to remember they are the Sheriff because of an "appointment", not an election. If appointed, I will respect the trust given and will conduct the Sheriffs business accordingly.

In closing, looking at the divisions of the Sheriffs Office, I realize how many of the current divisions started up or expanded under my tenure, like the Patrol division. There was a time when we didn't have enough deputies to have at least one deputy on duty 24 hours a day, seven days a week. That changed and in time we were patrolling around the clock. Court House security was developed. Civil division was increased. DWI enforcement started up. Part time II was reorganized, became very efficient, and supplemented needed manpower. Jail Ministry was started. The Air Platform or Helicopters was created. A motorcycle division was active when I left office, however under the current administration the motorcycles were sold and the unit disbanded. Inmate work program was started. Juvenile offenders reported to the Sheriffs Office on weekends for trash pickup. The Lake Patrol was also started. Special Operations was started, called SOG at the time, as well as the Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Shop and a baptismal was built and used in the jail for inmates who wanted to accept the Lord.

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I look forward to visiting with you soon.

Ian

Retired Sheriff Andy Lee

Serving the Citizens of Benton County for seven terms.

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